Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-05
NEATLY BEATEN.
How Projected Bank Robbery was
fGncctually Frustrated.

iGnoctually Frustrated.
Cincinnati Enquirer: Talking about
neat detective work" said the colonel
"the cleancst-cut piece OF work that ]
| ever know to be done was Job by Larry
nazen in tho days Of Butt Riley
''',Ever, been published, coloncl?"
"What was it?''
Zone day Mr.. Scarborough went to
Hazcn and informed hlm that he was con-
vinced that the gang was making prepa,
rations to rob his bank, which was then
located on Third street, next to tho
Franklin bank. He gave Larry a de.
scrIption of the man who visited the in
stltution for the purpose, rs he suspected,
of Obtaining the plan of the building.
Larry was acquainted with Butt Riley,
and was 90 quite good terms with him
He hunted up Butt that evening, and
after inviting him to take drink, asked
him to take walk, and they trampcd
around for several hours. Larry talking
of except the projected bank
robbery. He treated Butt to
all the drinks he would take. and made
himself as entertaining as he could.
Every day and evening for several sue
ceeding days Larry made it point to
run against Butt and entice him out for
stroll. Finally, one afternoon the two
Third street, and there was a man stand.
ing IN the doorway, to whom Larry paid
no attention, but to whom Butt spoke in
q friendly way, calling HIM by name and
shaking hands with him. Although
Larry pretended not 10 take any rotice
OF the stranger, he didn't fail to get
good look at him, and he then bnew thut
he was looking ut the man who had
visited the bank it was intended to rob.
After satisfying himself Larry remarked
to Butt that he was going to a neighbor-
ing saloon, and asked Butt to como over,
after he had got through with his friend,
and have drink, or bring his friend
with him. 1t afterward transpired that
subsequently to Larry leaving the two
men the following conversation took
place between them:
"'What does this mcan?" asked the
stranger. Have you set up a job on me?'
"Have | set up job on you? What
are you talking about, manY
"'What did you steer that detective
against me for? | have been keeping out
of his way ever since | came to town, and
he never saw me until this minute, when
you bring him along and rush up to me,
call me by name, shake hands, and give
him chance to make n mental photo
graph of me. tell you, the bank job Is
off. wouldn't now touch it with fish
ing-pole as long rs from here to New
York;
by hcavensI replied Butt, I've been
duped, old man. As | live, L never I'M
derstood until now the scheme Hazen
was working. | see through it all
now, though. lie has been walking mo
around tins town for three or four days
just for the purpose of trapping me into
Il meeting with you, in order that he
might get Il chance to identify you.
But so help me- never realized what he
was aiming at until you explained the
true state of affairs to me-
Butt went to the saloon where Larry
said he would await him, and, extending
his hand, exclaimed:
Larry, old boy, l congratulate you.
You've beat me as l never thought any
man could. Yes, sir, / never would
have believed that such game could
have been worked on me. I've seen 1t
done on others. and have done it myself
but when l realize that l haye been
beaten at one of my own tricks, | have
to throw up my hands. Let's take Il
drink
"What are you getting atY' queried
Ilazen, who pretended that he didn't
understand what Riley meant OF
know what you are talking about
THAT'S all right, said Butt, You've
got your man, and just in time too
That's the fellow you were looking for,
but the job is Off
The bank was to have been robbed
that night or the next, but the stranger
disappeared and was never seen again
by Hazen, An investigation of the
building IN which the bank was located
made by the robbers to consummate their
work, and it certainly would have been
done had not Hazen got to see his man in
time"